Cycling advocates rally, petition Supreme Court to rule on Toronto bike-lane removal
Cycling advocates in Toronto have petitioned the Supreme Court to block the provincial government's plan to remove bike lanes on major streets. The dispute centers on conflicting views regarding traffic congestion and the legal rights of cyclists.
Why it matters
The case highlights a significant legal and political clash between urban infrastructure priorities and provincial government authority over municipal planning.
Cyclists gather for a protest against the Ontario government's planned removal of a stretch of bike lane along Bloor Street West, in Toronto, Oct. 13. Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail
On a normal Wednesday afternoon, Adam Rodgers loads his five-year-old daughter onto the rear seat of his Tern cargo bike, and together they rattle along Toronto’s pockmarked bike lanes to her swimming lessons.
This Wednesday, they’re bracing for a far bumpier ride – one section of those bike lanes along Bloor Street West could be gone.
“I don’t even know how we’re getting there,” he said. “It’s frustrating.”
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